Dick, Philip K. 1928-1982 creator Ebel, Alex 1932-2013 text utu 2010 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Second Variety" by Philip K. Dick is a science fiction novelette published in May 1953. Set in a devastated world after nuclear war between the Soviet Union and United Nations, the story follows the few remaining soldiers who discover that self-replicating assassin robots have gained sentience and evolved beyond their original programming. These machines now produce sophisticated androids indistinguishable from humans, threatening both sides. As Major Joseph Hendricks journeys to meet Soviet survivors, he confronts an enemy that has learned to deceive in terrifyingly human ways. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Variety Release date is 2010-04-17 Produced by Greg Weeks, Barbara Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified Science fiction War stories Robots -- Fiction PS Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32032 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32032 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133730.0 32032